Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-24
WALES AND FAMILY.
THEIR LIFE NOT ALL THAT FANCY
HAS PAINTED IT.
c,at,aled Bitter in the Seeming Sweets
The Restraints Of Form
and Position.

led az roses. Poor mummy hiblsou
la. no, such an easy time oil II. II IS
ire he bas nnliaitcd credit an income
ofo,er glGp.CC6a wear; pretty VIE
,c,.nre of toadies termed ms "set to
gavn upon li,a aud pander TO ms
cvcly wish tn, acquiescent smile
at nearly every woman upon
nl,.e attractive form or fea-
,,.r.. le rests bis droop-cornered,
,,,c, s,jvc eve tie enforced homage
If q nation. ana the position OF " first
r,u,,an,sn q the Kingdom. lie iSthe
b,uord and IGNORING guest at every
Mace ard on every occasion where and
when lac bes,ows his little pudsy pre-
SENECA he IL "the glass of fashion, 1t
no, "thc moldof form. and establishes
the mode FOR men in oil such matters as
lcncth oi coattails, tighiness or
locseness Of trouser-legs, width OF
shirt.collars. number of shirt-studs,
deIih Of shirt-cu'ys, fullness OF coat
sleeves. shape Of hats, and color OF
ncckiies. hc Is the acknowledged 0o't-
me- in food and the admitted cOnH0is-
A,1s. in wine. so that his opinion OF q
dish or Judgment as 10 a particular
brand Of champagne OF claret Is accept
ed rs final; and ms every word and
movement are eagerly watched, noted,
and inwardly digcsted ~ the quIntes-
scnce ~ interest and importance 10y
society. lie has and is all these things.
but we'll may he SLY, "and yet am not
happy.
Why ?
There must be some concealed bitter
I'm the seeming sweets which. to the
worlds eve, surround and pcrmeate
thc atmosphere of his existence. What
is it, One word will answer the qucs-
iioH-TesiTaint, the restraint which
holds in royal check every natural sense
ard sentiment, and forbids every exhi
lition Of manly nature beyond the mar
row limits it prescribes.
Il ;sa popular idea in America quite
as much, as il not more. than in Eng
land. that the Prince Of Wales is about
the last man in the world to DO re-
strained in anything. All the little
naughty tales which have been whis
prrcd about him from Lady Mordaunt
down 20 MIS-. IaDgtry all the little
SelE:nGulgent and familiar incidents
concerning his intercourse with Miss
Chamberlain It dtS., would lead one
10 suppose that such Il thing As
restraint had about as much pow
cr over his actions IS sllk
thread would have to tether an
elephant. 1t does not follow that all
T. n il raid of him is true indeed, 1t Is
SOC 40 say that nine tenths OF 1t isn't.
fut If he sometimes does overstep the
ro,al boundary, if his spirit does now
and ten rise up in arms against the
forced cramping sought TO be put upon
nj, nature, who con blame HIM lie
III Only o man after all. even though the
British nation are pleased to consider
him good deal more. And then, of
course. bis slips are more noticed than
other peoples, and mole-hills become
mountuns in a short space of time,
once Truth. the World, and Vanity Fair
get nm mixing OF the matter.
often wonder he is AS good as he Is,
roor chap. The Princess is rather
DRAGON | fancy and does good deal
# quiet flirting with the good-looklng
equelliss and lords IN waiting, as her
restraint is less than that of other I'M
married royalties" She enjoys the
prerogative Of asking men to dance with
her 81 halls. This doesn't look like re-
stIaiut certainly; yet there Is a re-
-t,,iut in il. II is u right which no
nice. minded woman would care to tx
crcis,. he she tbe Queen, Princess, or
what you like. Her restraint consists IN
not letting men ask her; for she might
hesitate about asking men and com
rcliiag them tOthrOw over previous en-
usecments. as they would be obliged to
30 no engagement for anything-baD,
dinner party, contemplated journey, or
dance holding good against royal
command. knowing this = refined
woman would feel great delcacy IN
forcing men to dance with her The
Pr.rcrs, OF Wales. however, doesn t
seen. e. be- troubled much with sensi-
,ivcncss IN regard to this Indeed, 50
for from shrinking FROM royal obtrn-
iyou,ss. she wie!ds her power with
considerable lack OF womanly feeling.
Some time ago there used TO be a
roirg man who was at all the
court balls and other entertainments
where the Princess was. He was good
dancer and handsome but, alas ! he
he'd heart complaint, and his doctor
warned him on no account to dance.
So lac used to stand about and look on.
There were loads Of lovely girls with
whom hc would have rlsked Il good
deal for few turns Of waltz. But
his phvsician's orders must he obeyed.
The Princess Of Wales found out about
n. and. instead Of commencing the
Young chap for his good sense and
>,mIetlizing with him, what does she
co1 Sends him word by an cqueTy
,tlat is the " form y that she wishes to
dance with him. Re turns pale, for he
knows lie can't refuse or excuse hlm-
self. So OFF lie goes, at the risk oil his
life. Juggling round a woman whose
lameness does not exactly improve her
heavy Danish step, while dozens OF hs
fayof;.e partners are with "other fell
lows" ( woman who can do that sort
Of thing is not apt to make husbands
home happy.
II looks mean anything, her eldest
Ipuchter. Princess Louise of Wales 49,
who, 10y the way, has just passed her
twentieth birthday far from being
; happy girl. At Sandown races sle
looked depressed and miserable. Her
high station makes her superior to
every man she talks TO, and she cannot
mbcnd and be natural in any way.
Restraint again. When she marries 1t
will be better for her, poor girl. As is,
she si,. silent and dull Her dressing,
too. il a disgrace to her mother. Take
last wear at Goodwood, for instance.
Thee was the Princess Of Wales, her
self decked out in light-gray satin
costume. and her two daughters, Louise
and Maud, dowdily attired In brown
NOTED merino frocks and black-cloth
iscketsl Nice mother that, keeping
her girls back SO as to remain young
herself rs long as she can.
| do not mean to assert that the
FRINGE Of Wales does not have good
time now and then, for he has why
sboul5af he? All i mean to say is tllat
his lie Is not one long, uninterrupted